Daikin reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(1,602 total reviews)
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Noriyuki Inoue

78% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

Daikin has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,602 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Daikin employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Einzel- & Großhandel industry (3.5 stars).

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1.0
Apr 20, 2016

Should have trusted my gut

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Very well paid considering it was contract pay

Cons

Most employees treated all the contractors with disdain.

2.0
Apr 11, 2016

Oppressive Work Environment

Recommend
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Pros

Large company with decent benefits, good for networking and getting your feet wet if you are new to the manufacturing industry.

Cons

Extremely politcal, and corporate environment if you work in the office and are not traveling employee. The top managers that come from the headquarters in Japan are sexist and demoralizing. Daikin North America is a subsidiary of Daikin Industries, which is the owner/parent company based out of Japan. The mentality from upper management is very sexist and racist towards Americans of all colors. I worked directly under a manager who was brought to America from Daikin Japan, because they did not trust "lazy" Americans to properly manage their "workers" efficiently, and you have to be TOUGH to stay with this group for long. Two stars because I did love the type of work I did at Daikin, however it was not worth being made to feel inferior, and expected to work overtime everyday. Like others have said, if you have NO LIFE outside of work and prefer to have a job with a company that expects you to sacrifice time with your family, or other personal obligations for the "good of the company" then this is the place for you! This ties into the Japanese worth ethic, and culture diversity between how it is in Japan and the US... the directors from Daikin Japan speak badly of employees based on their sex, ethnicity, education level, and appearance.

2.0
Mar 25, 2016

Poor environment

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great colleagues, ok benefits, gives everyone a turkey at thanksgiving.

Cons

Revolving upper management, toxic middle management, HR looks the other way when issues are brought to them. For a company that makes air conditioning, theirs does not work, they don't even is a the product they make.

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